Orchard-heater.



J'. L. HAMILTON.

DRGHARD HEATER.

APPLIUAT'ION num AUG. as, 1909.

97G, O44., l Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

i' i A l... *351m I To all whom 'it may concer.

Be it known. that l, JMES L. lilliurntrou, j

a citizen' of-the United States, residing at Grand Junction, county ofMesa, and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful`Inuprmen'ients in ")rcbardlfrleat and I do declare the following 'toloe full, clear, and exa-ot description oli' the invent tion, suoli aswill enable others Skilled in art. vto Whicliit uppertains to maire unduse the (same, reference being had to the aecozn panying drawings, andto the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which `form apart of 'this specification.

My. invention relates to improvements in orchardheaters, and theinvention consists `of a device adapted for use to prevent injury byreason of frost or a. llowering of the temperature `in fruit sections tosuoli a de gree as to injure the blossoms upon the trees, or othershrubs or vegetables "which are susceptible to' injury from this cause.Devices of this;` character are more coinmonly needed in fruit sectionsof the VlVeet,

Wheresudden changes of temperature are` common. A

Mypresent invention may. be considered an improvement upon theconstruction-set `forth in my previous application, Serial Number470,546, and the novel features 'V3I-ill now .be described in detail,reference' being made to the accompanying drawing, in

' Awhich is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In"this drawing: 'Figure l is a perspeo tive view -of my improvedorchard heater, the cover belng` shown partly withdrawn,

Vexposing a peitettlie fuel receptacle.

2 is n vertical longitudinal. section .of the de vice shown in the sameposition, bute/itil liquid fuel in plaee, the portionthereof in theexposed compartment or the 'fuel reeep "taele, or chamben'beingignited.l Fig. 3 is a ,cross section taken on the line 3-8, Fig. 2, viewed inthe direction of the arrow.'

'The same ,reference characters indicate .the Same par-is in all theviews.

Let the numeral 5 designate the fuel re'- ceptacle, which is providednear the top -on tvvo sides'and one end with perforations 6, pto receiveair for combustion purposes during thev operation of the device. The opFposite end ofA the fuel receptacle is out away or made somewhat shorterthan the front Specification of Letters Etaient,

l when the Cover suoli a division vl?aten@Zeri Sept?.

end or that where the peroretzons are. lom cated. Upon this rear endcover T, 'which is tzeoi bottom l, upward@ n' :i forward end l0, u toharmonize, er approrii with the inclination of ille ot the receptacle.At the upper edfe o ,o forward end 1G, out the Cover, looaiii'at alievi@ antsillgarranged, traneveree lip er flange 13, adapted te overlapthe upper edge of the. forward. end l2, ofi? the reeeptaele, to form a..reasonably tight joint, to prevent, "the entrance of dirt or foreignperibicles 'of matter, 'when the cover is closed es when tite device isnot in use.

The sides 9, `of the Cover profeet down`- Wardly into the reee'ptacie asuieient de tlg to' Cover the perforations 6, on lie inside,

closed, or when the sidee 9, thereoi are opposite the eaidopeningeg orperforations, Hence the sides, Well tlie eri-.fl lil-oi the cover, serveto f perforatione 6, oi' the fuel rece, the oever is in the Closed p-fiJ.-oa.

Hinged te the o otton'i of .ie oever et the ll'orvvard extremitythereof, is an apron, or swinging projeetion lei, which' separate@ thefuel 15, .in the one eoniparti'nent of receptacle frein the fuel lil, inthe other compartment. This 'apr-on, mougli loose and allowed to swingerwardiy during tile openingmovement of tile cover, still forme orseparation between. tine combustion: compartment sind the eompart mentin the rear of the apron, as? prevent, the ignition of the ffnei iu thel *apr-on. lit. the Sonie time the loosely hinged Wit the roeeptaeleadapted to swing: iorwi ly to ele A line. position in Fig. 9, tile oevermoved rearwerdllv, or toward the left, referring to lig. 2.

As shown in tlie drawing, the apron hinged, syl-,warn at, El", to thecover exterior angle :termed lav ille bottom of the cover and theup'Werrllv-proieeting front il end l0, thereof. Just lieloiv this hingepin, at the central top portion 'of ie apron, there is forni/ed anopening 18, .in the taeter to permit the escape ot' the from thereceptacle in the rear oit/lie apron', in etree the fuel l5, 'thereinshould lieeorue entn Ll" Speii ega o the im refee whereby the @ovr 1sallowed to slide rey upon the recptaoa, the rear and di the Yeceptaclebeing mit away to form a support for the bottom of the cover, the forwmdand of thelatef' being equipped with a swinging apmn. adapted to dwlathe receptaclemto tvv compartments having im Qpemng 1n nts up pei' ponabove the 'fue fm? the fp seffJ orth.

in testimony whereof aiix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES L. HAMELTM Wtnasses:

C, N. REYNOLDS, W. McHAEL.

